Sights & Sounds of Penang - Penang Heritage Trail
I'm back! And hopefully, for good. :-) I've been procrastinating long enough and I think it is now time to get back to writing. So, since I haven’t been writing for such a long time, I thought what better way to get back into the world of blogging by writing about this Pearl of the Orient that I call Home.
Penang has been touted as one of the best states to visit in
Malaysia and recently, Penang food has been recognised as one of the top spot for
foodies in 2014. Yay for Penang!
A year ago, my friends and I decided to become “tourists”
and go on the famed heritage trail. This heritage trail has been getting a lot
of attention from visitors far and wide. These drawings by Ernest Zacharevic
gained national interest as it resonated well with the locals and foreigners. He was commissioned by the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) in conjunction with the 2012 George Town Festival. The murals showcases exuberance of life in the inner city (http://www.penang-traveltips.com/).These drawings were drawing huge number of crowds every day, so my friends and I
decided check out what the buzz was all about.
On January 1st, my friends and I decided to celebrate the New Year on this heritage trail. After ushering in the new year at Gurney Plaza the night before, the 3 of us aka the Penang Charlie's Angels put on our "tourist" hats and followed the trail!
Our first stop was at Ah Quee Street, the "Boy on a Bike" mural. The mural is painted on the side door of an old shophouse with a motorcycle used as a prop. It depicts the story of the boy watching the traffic along the street. This painting is also adjacent to another mural called "Little boy with pet dinosaur".
The next stop was at Armenian Street where we took pictures with the "Little Children on the Bicycle" mural. As it was New Year's Day and a public holiday, there were already lots of people, tourists and locals alike, lining up just to take a picture with the mural. One good thing about having people in line is that they can also help you in taking group shots so that no one is left out of the picture! ;-)
Some of the murals are located within walking distances while for some of the other murals, you may need to rent bicycles as it is quite a distance to walk, but if you're up to it, why not?
Here are a few more pictures of the other murals:
Our first stop was at Ah Quee Street, the "Boy on a Bike" mural. The mural is painted on the side door of an old shophouse with a motorcycle used as a prop. It depicts the story of the boy watching the traffic along the street. This painting is also adjacent to another mural called "Little boy with pet dinosaur".
The next stop was at Armenian Street where we took pictures with the "Little Children on the Bicycle" mural. As it was New Year's Day and a public holiday, there were already lots of people, tourists and locals alike, lining up just to take a picture with the mural. One good thing about having people in line is that they can also help you in taking group shots so that no one is left out of the picture! ;-)
Some of the murals are located within walking distances while for some of the other murals, you may need to rent bicycles as it is quite a distance to walk, but if you're up to it, why not?
Here are a few more pictures of the other murals:
It was indeed a fun and exciting trail. It gave us, the local Penangites, an opportunity to really discover what a true treasure Penang is. Seeing the amount of people going on this heritage trail also showed us how much Penang has to offer to the world. It's funny how a foreigner could capture the true essence of Penang behind each one of his murals.
For more information, visit http://www.penang-traveltips.com/ernest-zacharevic-george-town-murals.htm .
So, if you do decide to visit Penang, make sure you take some time to visit these streets murals. :-)
Stay tuned for more Sights & Sounds of Penang!
Pa-alam!
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